Ojai California | Then and Now

Join Kendall as he takes you to the little town of Ojai, California which was featured in the film Lost Horizon. Along the way, learn the history of this beautiful community. The rich history includes the Chumash natives, the Ojai Mexican Land Grant once owned by Thomas Scott, the oil industry including the Stanford Brothers (Leland and his brother) and later the impact from the owner of Libby Glass Company. We'll visit the Arcade, Libby Park, a creepy old Nordhoff Cemetery (woof!), Ojai Valley Inn, and Ojai Valley Trail to the Pacific Ocean and other places that have helped this community get nicknamed Shangri-la. Libby Park tennis courts have the bragging rights of famous players like Jimmy Conners and Arthur Ashe playing there. We'll finish the tour with a look at Pink Moment. Enjoy!

[@Lilcrow91]

Thank you for talking about Ojai . Was home to me for a long time.

[@adventureswithkendall]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dannyzappin8142]

Great video Kendall! I live in Ojai and love it. You did a good job both telling the history of Ojai plus giving a great tour. Keep up the good work!

[@adventureswithkendall]

Thank you Danny. It was a pleasure to visit and research the area.

[@KittenCasserole]

This is one of the most charming, informative and fun videos I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks so much for making it!

[@adventureswithkendall]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Itldana]

Ojai is a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing it with us!

[@adventureswithkendall]

It really is!

[@thomsonsmith4508]

Hello Dana How are you doing today?

[@OjaiRoy]

4:00 For those on motorcycles- we have parking for your bikes right on Ojai Ave. There is a water fountain and a bench right there and restrooms just a few steps into Libbey Park. 4:00

[@adventureswithkendall]

Thanks for the info. Always great when we can help others enjoy a visit.

[@ConcreteWave98]

Thanks Kendall! We are visiting for the day and were curious about the history. Your video was perfect! Keep it up :)

[@adventureswithkendall]

So glad it was helpful and I hope you enjoyed your visit. It's a beautiful area.

[@carlkolchack3012]

I was born there when that was still a thing… ty for this

[@adventureswithkendall]

You're welcome!

[@neilandgina1]

Love the video keep up the good work

[@adventureswithkendall]

Thanks, will do!

[@DavidHuber63]

Alright Kendall 👍🏼

[@adventureswithkendall]

Thanks for watching another video!

[@RS35cyl]

I live in Ventura and travel to Ojai a lot . Thanks for teaching me so much about this town. I used to hang out at Libbey Bowl 🤠

[@adventureswithkendall]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was born in Ventura. Both are nice areas.

[@victoriaburkhardt9974]

I lived in Simi Valley for 10 years but never toured Ojai. Thanks for showing me the place.

[@adventureswithkendall]

My pleasure 😊

[@sleepermanmaximus]

Hey mate! Ed Wood the director would've paid for that cemetery segment.👍

[@adventureswithkendall]

Ha ha, thanks for watching.

[@FatimaGarcia-o2t]

Ah yes my town

[@adventureswithkendall]

It's a great area!

[@bricecarroll1128]

I live here!

[@adventureswithkendall]

It's a nice area!

[@bricecarroll1128]

@@adventureswithkendall sure is! But it’s hard to find a job…

[@bcatblues725]

@@bricecarroll1128 And any kind of affordable housing.

[@bcatblues725]

@@bricecarroll1128 You’ve got to know someone that knows someone. I know all about that.

[@Nancy-px7hn]

Ojai is already crowded and more people means even more crowding.

[@victorylee5381]

I went to high school there when I first arrived in the US 😂

[@adventureswithkendall]

Great area!

[@rwdchannel2901]

I lived in the back area of Ojai near the Foster Freeze in the 1980's. There was a small community there. My parents had horses on a small ranch. I think they abandoned the house because the well water was polluted from the oil in the area. The house was scrapped and I think that entire neighborhood disappeared in the 1990's.

[@adventureswithkendall]

Oh wow, I didn't realize the area had water issues. What a bummer.

[@adventureswithkendall]

@@rwdchannel2901 That's too bad that the house had to be torn down.

[@bcatblues725]

Ojai was my home for a very long time. Some of my family still lives there. When the pandemic hit, there were a lot of people from Los Angeles, with money, that moved to Ojai and it’s never been the same. Not in a good way either. They don’t understand what Ojai really represents. 😢

[@adventureswithkendall]

That's a shame.

[@bcatblues725]

@@adventureswithkendall it is a shame. And the private schools for children? My advice… don’t do it.

[@Riceman-o1p]

Not true, just depends on what you want to look at and how do you choose to look at it. That's your reality, not mine.

[@bcatblues725]

@@Riceman-o1p if you’re talking about the schools, I will agree. But as far as what I said about LA people taking away the charm of Ojai? That’s a fact.

[@bcatblues725]

@@Riceman-o1p are you from Ojai? Unless you’re in the schools up there how would you know?

[@Riceman-o1p]

Every morning before school, me and my friends would always meet up in the graveyard, we would smoke a joint and then go to school. 😂😂 later I worked for the city of Ojai and I would set peoples ashes and place there tumb stones and also bury bodies there. Some of the graves go all the way back into the 1800s.

[@adventureswithkendall]

It's not the typical cemetery. It certainly has an old graveyard vibe.

[@RyanCarterVonArad]

Hi, can you please tell me if the actress Käthe von Nagy is burried in the Nordhoff cemetery?

[@adventureswithkendall]

www.findagrave.com/memorial/50396119/käthe-von-nagy

[@adventureswithkendall]

According to this site, her ashes were scattered.

[@RyanCarterVonArad]

@@adventureswithkendall thank you. I find this site too. Her funeral I assume was held there, at the Nordhoff cemetry? I am interested to learn about her late life, in Ojai.

[@fufrasking]

this guy wears a cute little hat.

[@adventureswithkendall]

Thanks!